CompuServe Messages

Two common ways that a drive is terminated. The first and most common is that near the drives' SCSI connector is a row of resistors (usually just right behind the connector). With the resistors already in, the drive is terminated (it comes from the factory already terminated). If this drive is NOT to be the last in the chain, these resistors have to be removed. If it IS the last, then the resistors stay in, and any other drives before it in the chain have to have their termination resistors removed. The second way is with a resistor pack attatchment (by far the best way IMHO). With the pack inserted into the drives' SCSI connector and the ribbon inserted in the pack, the drive is terminated and contrawise to be unterminated. All needed equipment should be supplied with your drive (well, you may need a pair of needlenose pliers if the drive uses the #1 method). The documentation with the drive HAS to show you how the drive is terminated, as well as show you the dipswitch settings for the SCSI ID # (if the drive is an internal). Make sure that the SCSI ID is set to an unique number different from any other SCSI device you have in the chain (or the drive will just not work! <g>). Oh yeah. You may need to get jumpers for the SCSI ID # (some companies are cheap and only provide one jumper! This was the case with both my Quantums). If you run into problems just give me a shout. Enjoy.. Trent One of the "Frozen Chosen"